Name: Verizon Frontline--IWCE 2025 preview by UrgentComm
Duration: 18 min 41 s
Description: Verizon Frontline's Jason Mitchell previews IWCE 2025 with Donny Jackson

RapidDeploy CEO Steve Raucher and COO James Mitchell talk about the company's growth in the 911 space, particularly the success of its cloud-based mapping and analytics solution that is being utilized as part of eight statewide contracts. Raucher and Mitchell spoke with IWCE's Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson.

RapidDeploy: Steve Raucher, James Mitchell highlight company's success, acceptance of cloud-based 911 solutions

Texas A&M Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center (ITEC) Director Walt Magnussen and ITEC Associate Director Joan Quintana outline the public-safety-communications educational sessions, tech showcase and real-world exercises that will be part of Interoperability Institute '22 on May 2-6 in College Station, Texas. For more information about the annual event (formerly known as the Winter Institute) conducted at Texas A&M's Disaster City facility, visit https://itec.tamu.edu/interop22.

ITEC: Walt Magnussen, Joan Quintana outline features of upcoming Interoperability Institute

Texas A&M Internet2 Technology Evaluation Center (ITEC) Director Walt Magnussen outlines his organization's research work on key issues such as information security, interoperability testing, communications traffic modeling and IoT-related artificial intelligence, ITEC research initiatives are funded by grants from agencies like the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the National 911 Program, and the Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR). Magnussen spoke with IWCE's Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson.

ITEC: Walt Magnussen highlights organization's research initiatives

RapidSOS CEO Michael Martin discusses his predictions for 2022, from near-term adoption expectations for the RapidSOS data pipe into emergency centers to a longer-term prediction that 911 'calls' increasingly will be driven by information delivered from Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Martin shared his thoughts with IWCE's Urgent Communications Editor Donny Jackson.

RapidSOS: CEO Michael Martin shares 'bold predictions' for 2022

David Smith and Mark Crosby discuss the considerations that were weighed as Land Mobile Communications Council (LMCC) leadership decided to change the organization's name to the National Wireless Communications Council (NWCC). Smith is president of the NWCC, and Crosby serves as the NWCC secretary/treasurer.

NWCC: David Smith, Mark Crosby explain reasons behind organization's name change

Fred Scalera, AT&T's director of government program management for FirstNet, highlights the permanent infrastructure and deployable assets that AT&T has put in place to support both first-responder and audience communications during this weekend's Super Bowl in Los Angeles. During its two-year preparation for the event, AT&T has invested $2.7 billion to improve coverage and capacity in the area, including additional support for FirstNet and 5G services.

FirstNet, built by AT&T: Fred Scalera talks public-safety-communications efforts for Super Bowl

Cory Davis, director of Verizon Response and public-safety operations, outlines the company's  efforts to provide appropriate communications for the massive amount of data traffic associated with Sunday's Super Bowl on Sunday. Verizon has invested $119 million in fiber, cell sites and other infrastructure--almost all of which will remain at the site to support future events--as part of its initiative to ensure that attendees, staff and first responders can access high-speed 5G and other reliable broadband.

Verizon: Cory Davis discusses carrier's $119 million communications investment to support Super Bowl

ESChat President/CEO Josh Lober talks about his company's partnership with Siyata Mobile, including today's announcement that ESChat push-to-talk (PTT) service is available on the Siyata SD-7, which is a rugged IoT device certified for use on multiple carrier networks: Verizon, AT&T and FirstNet, with T-Mobile certification expected in coming months. By leveraging an Internet of Things (IoT) data plan, the SD-7 with ESChat delivers a quality PTT voice experience to users seeking a less-expensive option to typical LMR radios or smartphones that support PTT applications.

ESChat: Josh Lober discusses integration with Siyata SD-7 IoT radio

Todd Schlekeway, president and CEO of NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association, talks about NATE UNITE 2022, the organization's annual tradeshow that is scheduled as an in-person event that will be conducted Feb. 21-24 in Las Vegas. Keynote speakers include FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and DISH Co-Founder and Chairman Charlie Ergen, and the event will feature a movie premiere about the tower-climbing profession.

NATE: Todd Schlekeway previews next month's NATE UNITE 2022 show

Verizon Frontline's Jason Mitchell previews IWCE 2025 with Donny Jackson

Verizon Frontline--IWCE 2025 preview

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